The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.2° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
5
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2
SE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
221
328
342
415
425
358
346
312
262
257
214
206
232
239
206
157
181
170
188
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:18AM1.67m
9:50PM1.20m
11:02AM1.60m
10:24PM1.07m
11:52AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.60m
4:03AM0.26m
5:33PM0.68m
4:38AM0.34m
6:42PM0.72m
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
14
15
16
15
14
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